Two are shot at Lone Tree
In Lone Tree a man and his ex wife, Michael and Patricia Cone, were found shot to death at Miller's Cafe in an apparent murder suicide. Sheriff Gary Hughes said the killings occurred in the tavern area of the cafe, which was closed to the public, shortly before 11:45 a.m. Witnesses cited a quarrel over their recent divorce as the likely motive.
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Lone Tree
UPI
Johnson County
Gary Hughes
Miller's
Michael
Patricia Cone
Hughes
Antiwar activists plan White House picket in Washington
Antiwar activists gathered in Washington to discuss the Vietnam cease fire and plan future actions. NPAC steering committee members will lead a 10 am picket at the White House and a strategy meeting with about 150 participants to discuss U.S. involvement and upcoming anti-inaugural demonstrations.
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Washington
UPI
Vietnam
National Peace Action Coalition
NPAC
White House
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Student Mobilization Committee
U.S
United States
Nguyen van Thien
Thieu
Partly cloudy to Sunday with mild rain odds
Partly cloudy today through Sunday with highs 45 to 50 today and in the low to mid 40s Sunday. Southeasterly winds 8 to 15 mph today and tonight. Lows Tonight 25 to 30. Rain chances near zero throughout the period.
Arbuckle joins Washington law firm as associate attorney
Craig Arbuckle 29, a graduate of the University of Iowa Law School in 1972, is named associate attorney at Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker and Bates in Washington. A Jefferson native, he will move here after the school term ends. he is a National Guard second lieutenant and his wife Karen teaches in Tipton.
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Craig Arbuckle
Washington
Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker and Bates
Arbuckle
University of Iowa Law School
Iowa University
Ames
Jefferson
Greene County
Des Moines
Dean
Karen
Tipton
Lowa Ity
National Guard
Iowa House halts bill on tax exempt property listing
The Iowa House defeated a bill to define exempt properties for tax rolls by a 48 to 4 margin. Rep. Norman Roorda said the current law is confusing with hydrants and even pets listed as exemptions. The measure would have limited exemptions to churches, charities, veterans groups, and benevolent associations and added a value on leased government property.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Norman Roorda
Monroe
Dennis Freeman
Storm Lake
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
House
State General Fund
Norman Jesse
Jesse
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Robert Kreamer
R-Des Moines
Turner pushes amendments to Iowa bingo bill to tighten rules
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner said he will offer amendments to Senate bill legalizing bingo and carnival games to make it more restrictive and enforceable. He wants a defined list of acceptable games and a 50 cent play limit with prizes under 25 dollars, plus bans on exhibited prizes and rigged games.
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Des Moines
UPI
Attorne
Richard Turner
Senate
Clifton Lamborn
Maquoketa
Judiciary Committee
Iowa
Turner
Lamborn
Nixon calls for new welfare plans and reform of social programs
President Nixon assailed welfare workers as overpaid and said too little reaches the needy while promising reform of the system. He noted dismantling the Office of Economic Opportunity and shifting programs to other agencies, with details to come next week.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
White House
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Kennedy
Johnson
Jazz Band Performs At Annual Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival
The Washington High School Jazz Band directed by Lawrence A. Green will play at the Annual Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival on March 3 at Northeast Missouri State University Kirksville. Saxophonist Arnie Lawrence will headline the evening concert and may join an afternoon clinic. Bernie Allgood says 31 bands have entered so far with more expected. admission is 1.50 dollars, funding two Phi Mu Alpha scholarships.
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Washington High School
Lawrence A. Green
Phi Mu Alpha
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
Arnie Lawrence
Lawrence
Bernie Allgood
POW Captains Denounce Hanoi antiwar Visitors
Three Navy captains released from Vietnamese camps say a steady stream of antiwar Americans visiting Hanoi shamed the nation before the enemy. The Alcatraz Gang members spoke at Balboa Naval Hospital, defending the war effort and criticizing amnesty proposals for draft evaders while noting 430 POWs remained. Captain Stockdale led the briefing detailing discipline and recovery among captives.
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San Diego
Calif
UPL
Navy
Hanoi
Alcatraz Gang
Jane Fonda
Miss Fonda
James B. Stockdale
Howard E. Rutledge
R. T. Jenkins
Balboa Naval Hospital
Rutledge
Fed Tightens Discount Rate as Burns Urges Banks to Sacrifice Profits
The Federal Reserve raises its discount rate from 5 to 5 percent, marking the second increase in five weeks and the highest since 1971. Chairman Arthur Burns urged banks to moderate increases in prime lending rates, saying reasonable profits are vital but a temporary sacrifice can aid national welfare.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Burns
Committee On
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